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Reaching every family in Uganda through Integrated Child Health Days
May 25, 2021
Across Uganda, the months of April and October arrive with a special focus on improving child health. Those two months are designated by the Ministry of Health each year as Integrated Child Health Days, when the health sector doubles down on reaching children and families with services like routine immunization, vitamin A supplementation, health promotion and education, increased awareness on water, sanitation and hygiene. Rather than offering services one at a time, health clinics, posts, and workers bundle services to offer a “package” of interventions to parents and children.
The Malawi Government has challenged the media to assume a greater role in promoting uptake of neonatal and child health care services and interventions.
Programme Manager for Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses in the Ministry of Health and Population, Humphreys Nsona, made the sentiments at Mponela in Dowa during an interface meeting on Friday.
The interface meeting with the journalists is a build-up activity ahead of the launch of the Integrated Child Health Strategy
Nsona addressing journalists in Mponela–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times.
in June 2021.
The strategy lays out foundation for Malawi’s path for renewed child health efforts and establishes Packaging of childcare services.